Gun control discussion

[Alysser]

Geez, and it wasn't even in the middle of the night or something. Seems a little fishy...I hope she gets some charges pressed too.

[Cataholic]

If it was intentional, she should be charged with manslaughter or murder (not sure of the necessary elements in the state). If it was accidental, she has a life sentence anyway. How very tragic.

It wasn't the gun's fault, of course, it was the fault of the untrained woman that held the gun. Like ES said, it is very possible he would have survived the baseball bat attack, or the pepper spray attack, a knife attack, or the alarm on the front door going off. Guns tend to make things so final.

[RICHARD]

If it was intentional, she should be charged with manslaughter or murder (not sure of the necessary elements in the state). If it was accidental, she has a life sentence anyway. How very tragic.

It wasn't the gun's fault, of course, it was the fault of the untrained woman that held the gun. Like ES said, it is very possible he would have survived the baseball bat attack, or the pepper spray attack, a knife attack, or the alarm on the front door going off. Guns tend to make things so final.

If she had a bat she could have bumped up her OBP........

[Edwina's Secretary]

Another "opps!" moment. Man shoots son... http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012...enage-son?lite

[Randi]

So what do you think would have happened if the father had not had a gun?

[caseysmom]

So what do you think would have happened if the father had not had a gun?

The boy had a weapon coming at the dad...the dad may have been killed by the son that was commiting a crime.

[RICHARD]

I really find it funny that people are 'up in arms' about an incident where stupidity starts and ends the event.

This stupid kid is dressed in a balaclava and playing ninja in the middle of the night.

The stupid father, instead on hunkering down, calling the cops and waiting?

He plays BBA, goes out and shoots his kid.

So, who really is at fault?